[Taku]

We will be performing shard maintenance on September 24 from 7-9:30 AM Pacific (14:00-16:30 UTC).

General:
The Nebula class model has been completely remodeled to an even higher fidelity and accuracy.
• The updates include a high-detail model that utilizes the galaxy-class material.
• All Nebula variants now have access to following ship materials:

○ Galaxy
○ Intrepid
○ Defiant
○ Sovereign
○ Type 0
○ Type 8
○ Type 8b

For more information, please visit the “Ships of the Line: Nebula Bundle!” blog.

T5 Reputation Buyouts:
• Buyout and complete any Reputation up to Tier 5 for a single character.
• Within the Reputation UI, an option will be presented that allows the purchase of the remaining progress that you need, for a scaling amount of Zen.
• Captains will instantly advance to Tier 5 in the reputation, with all of the Tier Advancement Projects automatically completing, and instantly gain access to the projects that are unlocked from Tier 1 – Tier 5.
• Reputations can still be completed by earning XP and Marks.
For more information, please visit the “Accelerate Your Reputation!” blog.

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[darthnovawave]

Short list. Hopefully this means they are trying to polish up and release something new content-wise soon. They teased the next wave of the Year of Klingon stuff on the Ten Forward stream tonight and looks like they are getting close on at least some stuff....

[Taku]

Seeing as they only have a couple of months left before the USA burns itself to the ground, they better get busy releasing all that promised KDF stuff.

[Miles]

Reputations can still be completed by earning XP and Marks.

I believe they mean "spending" and not "earning".

[Bar'ol]

Short list. Hopefully this means they are trying to polish up and release something new content-wise soon. They teased the next wave of the Year of Klingon stuff on the Ten Forward stream tonight and looks like they are getting close on at least some stuff....

on their stream did they talk about the accelerated rep system with people concerns?

[darthnovawave]

on their stream did they talk about the accelerated rep system with people concerns?

From what I caught they kind of noted someone asking about it, said it was coming Thursday, and that was pretty much it. No real acknowledgement of the uproar, but given the uproar from every release these days they are probably a bit numb to it now.

[Scarlett]

• Captains will instantly advance to Tier 5 in the reputation, with all of the Tier Advancement Projects automatically completing, and instantly gain access to the projects that are unlocked from Tier 1 – Tier 5.

Finally.

[Distant Knight]

Finally.

What??? Read this again. Also the rep up to T5 is for ONE INDIVIDUAL REPUTATION.

• Buyout and complete any Reputation up to Tier 5 for a single character.

[Three of Seven]

From what I caught they kind of noted someone asking about it, said it was coming Thursday, and that was pretty much it. No real acknowledgement of the uproar, but given the uproar from every release these days they are probably a bit numb to it now.

"T5 Repuation buyouts are the best feature ever, and all the players love it"

I have written their response for them.

[Mack]

I mean, the fact that at this point everyone is so used to giving STO their money - that it's become a matter of, "Look, I'll give money, but make it account wide" - is kinda sad. I think Cryptic eventually will make it account wide and they know what they're doing lol.

[darthnovawave]

I mean, the fact that at this point everyone is so used to giving STO their money - that it's become a matter of, "Look, I'll give money, but make it account wide" - is kinda sad. I think Cryptic eventually will make it account wide and they know what they're doing lol.

Yeah, I think a big part of the uproar isn't so much the fact that stuff is for sale as much as it is about the eyewatering price tags being put on the stuff they sell now. In-game pricing has had ridiculous inflation over the years, but Zen prices were stable for the longest time. Mudd's market, legendary bundles, and almost everything else recently has had a much higher price point than comparable older stuff, so for those of us that felt the old pricing was pricey but doable, these new options just look like a huge ripoff.

The other thing that strikes me is just how uncommon it is to actually see people running that pricey content. There was a pretty good number of people running the Fed legendary ships at first, but they seem to be fairly uncommon now, and I've seen very few people running the Rom legendary or the Mudd bundle ships at all. That makes me think people sooner or later will start questioning the value of this stuff and hopefully Cryptic will shift their selling strategy away from this "premium" sales strategy nonsense.

[Taku]

Finally.

Finally? You approve of $400 buyouts for each toon?

I am SHOCKED!

[Bar'ol]

Yeah, I think a big part of the uproar isn't so much the fact that stuff is for sale as much as it is about the eyewatering price tags being put on the stuff they sell now. In-game pricing has had ridiculous inflation over the years, but Zen prices were stable for the longest time. Mudd's market, legendary bundles, and almost everything else recently has had a much higher price point than comparable older stuff, so for those of us that felt the old pricing was pricey but doable, these new options just look like a huge ripoff.

The other thing that strikes me is just how uncommon it is to actually see people running that pricey content. There was a pretty good number of people running the Fed legendary ships at first, but they seem to be fairly uncommon now, and I've seen very few people running the Rom legendary or the Mudd bundle ships at all. That makes me think people sooner or later will start questioning the value of this stuff and hopefully Cryptic will shift their selling strategy away from this "premium" sales strategy nonsense.

Hopefully. However they got the money regardless if its used haha. Straight up Ferengi acquisition! *insert greedy gremlin picture*

[darthnovawave]

Given all the discussion about Cryptic's greed, how do we not have a greedy Ferengi emoji. I'm not sure quite fits the mood of our members.

[Scarlett]

Finally? You approve of $400 buyouts for each toon?

I am SHOCKED!

You seriously taking me seriously?